Ethical Considerations
Unit 8 Assignment
In preparation for this assignment, review the Ethical Considerations Scoring Guide to identify the grading criteria. You may also find it helpful to review the Health Care Action Research Proposal course project description for an overview of the project requirements.
Prior to completing this assignment, review the materials under Resources for additional academic information about action research and ethics.
This assignment provides a discussion of ethical issues related to the study and the population of interest and should reflect the following points:
- Evaluate any ethical concerns about defined researcher positionality.
- Describe any potential for all of the following ethical issues:
- Coercion.
- Anonymity.
- Confidentiality.
- Privacy.
- Informed consent.
- Explain the importance of the role of the IRB process in human subjects protection to your research project.
The assignment should not exceed 3–4 pages. Be sure to include references as appropriate to the ethical issues discussed.
Evaluate ethical concerns about defined researcher positionality.
25% Does not identify ethical concerns about defined researcher positionality. Identifies but does not evaluate ethical concerns about defined researcher positionality. Evaluates ethical concerns about defined researcher positionality. Evaluates ethical concerns about defined researcher positionality and provides appropriate examples.Describe potential ethical issues regarding coercion, anonymity, confidentiality, privacy, and informed consent.
25% Does not identify any potential ethical concerns. Identifies but does not describe potential for the ethical concerns indicated. Describes potential ethical issues regarding coercion, anonymity, confidentiality, privacy, and informed consent. Describes potential ethical issues regarding coercion, anonymity, confidentiality, privacy, and informed consent, and the implications of ignoring ethical principles and practices.Explain the importance of the role of the IRB process in human subjects protection to the research project.
25% Does not identify the importance of the role of the IRB process in human subjects protection. Minimally identifies the importance of the role of the IRB process in human subjects protection to the research project. Explains the importance of the role of the IRB process in human subjects protection to the research project. Explains the importance of the role of the IRB process in human subjects protection to the research project, and analyzes the ethical principles and practices that must be considered by the researcher.Conforms to acceptable academic communications and APA writing and style conventions.
25% Does not use appropriate documentation style (for example, APA) and does not use generally accepted English grammar, usage, and mechanics. Conforms to most acceptable academic communications and APA writing and style conventions, but exhibits some errors and inconsistencies. Conforms to acceptable academic communications and APA writing and style conventions.
Conforms to APA writing and style conventions. Writing is scholarly, concise, well organized, and logical with exemplary English grammar, usage, and mechanics.
